Here are my paper ideas...
1. Comparing/contrasting Sirius Black from Harry Potter and Silas from The Graveyard Book. I think it would be interesting to explore their roles as caretakers and guardians. I also would like to discuss their supernatural abilities (Black as a wizard and Silas as a vampire).
2. I would also like to discuss recursion, the extent to which the characters are aware that they're participating in a narrative. I could also discuss ways that fans become part of the stories through fan fiction and ways that characters break the fourth wall (ex: Deadpool from X-Men). I would also enjoy discussing the smash-ups we talked about in class because I'm currently taking a media law class, so I have a decent understanding of what's legal and what isn't. I need a way to narrow my focus, though.
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Being both a Hatty Potter fan and now a Gaiman fan, I would like to see the former. I think you could talk a lot about redemption in each story (Sirius from the guilt about Lily and James and his false imprisonment, and Silas from his vampire-y past.)
ReplyDeleteBeing a Deadpool fan, I believe you should focus on the latter. Sometimes, for me, some comics and stories ask the reader to suspend their disbelief so much that's its a breath of fresh air when a character reveals themself to be in on the joke as well.And its not just done for comic effect. Ed Norton broke the fourth wall in Fight Club a few times and that just made the movie that much creepier for me.
ReplyDeleteThrowing in a vote for the second topic, just because I like the idea of fandom influencing the canons and the canon's acknowledgement of fandom. Because I've seen it done both very well and very, very poorly (e.g. Supernatural). What other fandoms were you considering looking at?
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